Introducing Primary Education Explained…. a new podcast from 📌 Anseo.net Each episode takes a document or circular and uses AI to try and explain it to the average person in less than 20 minutes. Sometimes I add in a curveball – like in the 2024 Small Schools Report just published,

Principals…what summer admin job do you dread? I’m looking at making tools to reduce that workload. My first project was a school calendar generator and my next plan is a staffroom cleaning rota maker! If I could take a headache or two away from you, what would it be?

The Social Democrats are tabled a motion in Dáil Éireann essentially asking for the government to reinstate its position on opening 400 multidenominational schools by 2030 and that all new primary schools will not be under religious patronage. More: https://simonmlewis.medium.com/social-democrats-genius-motion-30d3c9c8b581 🔗 Link in Bio

I’ve created a free app for Irish primary schools to generate their 2025-26 calendar. Sign up to my newsletter and get it instantly: https://t43dvuyl.sibpages.com/ 🔗 link in bio

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I don’t often share posts from Twitter/X as it’s such a toxic place but this thread by Barry Hennessy deserved much more attention that it received. It’s a really good post about comments sent into radio shows about teachers. https://x.com/barryhennessy/status/1914739441777639554 (Link in bio)

I was on Newstalk to discuss the underfunding of our education system. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-the-hard-shoulder/schools-still-under-financial-pressure-despite-government-schemes (Link in bio)

I don’t want a support group: I want representation. If you don’t think there’s a problem in terms of the role of religion in schools, you really need to read this article. I consider myself a fairly open person, but I found this one difficult to write. https://simonmlewis.medium.com/i-dont-want-a-support-group-i-want-representation-d3a2fbcbe33b (Link in